Pathology’s Mahmoud Ghannoum urges microbiome research to look beyond bacteria
The Scientist: Mahmound Ghannoum, professor of pathology at the CWRU School of Medicine, argued that the Human Microbiome Project should expand beyond bacteria to include fungi and other major microbial communities. He emphasized the importance of the mycobiome in maintaining health, noting that disruptions are associated with diseases including inflammatory bowel disease and graft-versus-host disease.
